Weekend disruption expected at Shropshire hospital due to major construction deliveries

People attending Shrewsbury’s hospital this weekend are being advised to plan for disruption due to major construction work.

Large deliveries will be taking place at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) as part of the construction of a new operating theatre.

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which manages the hospital, said the set up of a crane for the work and the deliveries will take place tomorrow (Saturday, November 14) from 8am.

The crane will be set up outside the treatment centre on Saturday morning, ready for the module deliveries from 1pm to 5pm.

The crane will then by removed from site on Sunday.

SaTH has explained that traffic navigating the site’s one-way system will be stopped during the deliveries.

A statement said: “During this time there will be several traffic marshals along the route to ensure the safe drop-off of the modules and timely exit of delivery vehicles.

“Please be aware that traffic following the RSH one-way system will be stopped during a delivery time to ensure the modules are safely delivered. We expect each delivery to take no more than 10-minutes from entering to exiting the hospital site.

“A temporary bus stop will be installed to replace the treatment centre stop for any Saturday service bus routes.

“We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience. We recognise there is a large amount of construction work taking place at RSH currently and your support throughout this is valued. Long-term we know that these vital works will improve care for all our communities.

“Please continue to plan your journeys accordingly and allow for extra time if you are arriving or exiting the site on Saturday, November 14. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.”